Sanskrit quote nr. 3611 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंगतेनोन्नतिमागतेन ।
चलेन वक्रेण मलीमसेन ॥asaṃgatenonnatimāgatena |
calena vakreṇa malīmasena ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Asangata (asaṅgata, असङ्गत): defined in 3 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Malimasa (malīmasa, मलीमस): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “asaṃgatenonnatimāgatena”
- asaṅgateno -
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asaṅgata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asaṅgata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- unnatim -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āgatena -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āgata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “calena vakreṇa malīmasena”
- calena -
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cala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vakreṇa -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vakra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- malīmasena -
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malīmasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]malīmasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 3611 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.